On September 30th, Putumayo will release Feels Like Home: Songs from the Sonoran Borderlands—Linda Ronstadt’s Musical Odyssey, a musical accompaniment to...
A milonga orchestra of two: Duo Ben & Winnie celebrates tango’s creative treasons with the release of La Próxima Traición Billboard Top 10 musicians and tango...
L.A.’s Latin folk aficionado crew Cuñao explores musical reflections on death, love, doubt, and hope with the release of Rayuela Los Angeles-based multi-ethnic, Latin folk crew...
Colombia’s “Vallenato King” Beto Jamaica touts his infectious accordion-driven take on vallenato tradition with new album and North American summer tour The story of Alberto “Beto”...
On December 13, 2019 Arts Music released the track “Lapé, Lanmou (Peace and Love)” from the upcoming benefit album Let the Rhythm Lead: Haiti Song Summit Vol. 1, a...
Finding home: Itamar Erez creates intense emotions, intricate rhythms, and a sense of community on Mi Alegria Itamar Erez is no stranger to exploring new musical...
Yasser Tejeda & his band Palotré are pleased to announce the release of their second album, ‘Kijombo’. On ‘Kijombo’, which was released on October 11th, Tejeda has produced a masterful, danceable, and...
Bassist, percussionist, songwriter, and Brooklynite Dawn Drake, the eclectic frontwoman of Dawn Drake & ZapOte, speaks a dozen musical languages, from the deep rhythmic traditions she studied...
The spark of creation is a rare and special moment. That’s Alex Cuba’s favorite part of music-making: when inspiration strikes at 3 AM, stepping out into...
Putumayo’s World Peace is a Celebration of Artists and Statesmen Seeking a More Peaceful World Putumayo is pleased to announce the release of World Peace on...
From the editor: We have a very important message to share from our friends Sultans of String. They started a fundraising campaign for their new album...
ABAN is the new album from Belize’s THE GARIFUNA COLLECTIVE, set for worldwide release June 21st, 2019 on Stonetree Records, Central America’s premier independent label. ABAN...
Youssou N’Dour’s new album meditates on moments from a storied career and pays homage to late great African artists, without losing sight of the future ahead....
Known as the nation’s foremost label launched by an orchestra and devoted exclusively to 20th and 21st century music, BMOP/sound today announced the debut of BMOP...
From July 9 to 21, 2019, Montréal will be a place of music, dance and festivities at the 33rd Festival international Nuits d’Afrique. During 13 days, more than 700...
Encanto Tropical was nominated to the GRAMMYs 2019 and also includes the hit “Bailar Contigo”, which has more than 45 million views on YouTube. It was...
Cimafunk is an ambassador for the young Cuban movement that’s pushing traditional music in unexpected directions. His unique contribution to that scene draws from 1970s funk...
Brazilian music has a keen ability to tie the magical and surreal with the grounded and historical. New York-based composer Benji Kaplan and Brazilian singer and...
After just one listen through Change of Light, it quickly becomes clear that Sivan is not your typical jazz vocalist. Her emotive vocal performance paired with...
The Harmony of Difference: Salif Keita’s New and Last Masterpiece, Un Autre Blanc Some master artists transform their personal perspective into universally resonant art. That has...
If a record label – or imprint – were to be considered an “unfillable” library in the sense that the...
Ana-Marija Markovina: Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy – Complete Works for Piano [Solo] Few composers – artistic geniuses at that – have...
John Cage The Complete Etudes Australes – Grete Sultan: pf Guru to some, charlatan to others, John Cage constantly challenged the very idea...
This is a spectacularly original album Jaku Mumor – an ethnomusicologist’s delight – is a mystical album of music with...
A string gently caressed, somewhere between pizzicato and a curved legato seemingly played with soft flesh; a chord strummed on...
Even with a first spin of this recording Legado one wonders who but Berta Rojas could have played this music...
Nella Rojas, or simply Nella, is a new voice hailing from the Venezuelan Island of Margarita Born in Venezuela, Nella...
Rail Band of the Train Station Hotel, Ambassadeurs of the Motel of Bamako, Ambassadeurs Internationaux, and lately, Les Ambassadeurs Internationaux: so many bands that...
Alex Cuba is a Latin Grammy/Juno winner, singer-songwriter who is not tied to tradition; Alex has a vast musical vision....